• Guides
  • Birds of the WAP complex
Offline access enabled

Birds of the WAP complex

The species list is based on (1) research grade records from the "Biota of the WAP complex" project, (2) BirdLife checklists from Singou-Arly-W, Pendjari, W-Niger and W-Benin, (3) the bird list from Plan d’Aménagement Participatif et de Gestion de la Réserve de Biosphère de la Pendjari, ...more ↓

Gray Tit-Flycatcher 1
Myioparus plumbeus
Familiar Chat 2
Cercomela familiaris
Mocking Cliff-Chat 3
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Violet-backed Sunbird 4
Anthreptes longuemarei
Common Rock-thrush 5
Monticola saxatilis
Pygmy Sunbird 6
Hedydipna platura
Olive Sunbird 7
Cyanomitra olivacea
Green-headed Sunbird 8
Cyanomitra verticalis
Green-throated Sunbird 9
Chalcomitra rubescens
Scarlet-chested Sunbird 5
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Splendid Sunbird 10
Cinnyris coccinigastrus
Copper Sunbird 11
Cinnyris cupreus
Beautiful Sunbird 12
Cinnyris pulchellus
Superb Sunbird 13
Cinnyris superbus
White-winged Black Tit 14
Melaniparus leucomelas
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow 15
Passer griseus
Sudan Golden Sparrow 16
Passer luteus
Bush Petronia 17
Petronia dentata
African Blue Flycatcher 18
Elminia longicauda
Northern Crombec 19
Sylvietta brachyura
Green Crombec 20
Sylvietta virens
Moustached Grass-Warbler 21
Melocichla mentalis
Yellow-throated Greenbul 1
Atimastillas flavicollis
White-throated Greenbul 19
Phyllastrephus albigularis
Yellow-streaked Bulbul 1
Phyllastrephus flavostriatus
African Blue Flycatcher 18
Elminia longicauda
Red-tailed Leaflove 22
Phyllastrephus scandens
Common Bulbul 23
Pycnonotus barbatus
Swamp Greenbul 24
Thescelocichla leucopleura
Moustached Grass-Warbler 21
Melocichla mentalis
Simple Greenbul 13
Chlorocichla simplex
Long-tailed Glossy Starling 25
Lamprotornis caudatus
Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling 6
Lamprotornis chalcurus
Greater Blue-eared Starling 26
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling 27
Lamprotornis chloropterus
Chestnut-bellied Starling 28
Lamprotornis pulcher
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling 29
Lamprotornis purpureiceps
Purple Glossy-Starling
Lamprotornis purpureus
Red-winged Starling 30
Onychognathus morio
Neumann's Starling 31
Onychognathus neumanni
Violet-backed Starling 32
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Eurasian Blackcap 33
Sylvia atricapilla
Subalpine Warbler 28
Sylvia cantillans
Greater Whitethroat 34
Sylvia communis
Spectacled Warbler 11
Sylvia conspicillata
African Thrush 35
Turdus pelios
African Yellow White-eye 21
Zosterops senegalensis
Western Bonelli's Warbler 36
Phylloscopus bonelli
Common Chiffchaff 17
Phylloscopus collybita
Wood Warbler 18
Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Willow Warbler 37
Phylloscopus trochilus
Icterine Warbler 38
Hippolais icterina
Melodious Warbler 39
Hippolais polyglotta
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler 38
Iduna pallida
Great Reed-Warbler 40
Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Sedge Warbler 41
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Eurasian Reed-Warbler 42
Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Brown Babbler 43
Turdoides plebejus
Blackcap Babbler 28
Turdoides reinwardtii
Yellow-billed Oxpecker 44
Buphagus africanus
Brown-rumped Bunting 6
Emberiza affinis
Cabanis's Bunting 9
Emberiza cabanisi
Golden-breasted Bunting 45
Emberiza flaviventris
Yellow-shouldered Widowbird 24
Euplectes macroura
Gosling's Bunting 46
Emberiza goslingi
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting 47
Emberiza tahapisi
Senegal Batis 48
Batis senegalensis
Brown-throated Wattle-eye 49
Platysteira cyanea
Village Indigobird 1
Vidua chalybeata
Black Widowfinch 7
Vidua funerea
Exclamatory Paradise-Whydah 17
Vidua interjecta
Pin-tailed Whydah 50
Vidua macroura
Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah 51
Vidua obtusa
Northern Paradise-Whydah 28
Vidua orientalis
Togo Paradise-Whydah
Vidua togoensis
Pale-winged Indigobird
Vidua wilsoni
White-breasted Cuckoo-shrike 52
Coracina pectoralis
Red-shouldered Cuckoo-shrike 53
Campephaga phoenicea
Fork-tailed Drongo 26
Dicrurus adsimilis
Square-tailed Drongo 7
Dicrurus ludwigii
Common Waxbill 54
Estrilda astrild
Lavender Waxbill 55
Estrilda caerulescens
Orange-cheeked Waxbill 18
Estrilda melpoda
Black-rumped Waxbill 56
Estrilda troglodytes
Crimson Seedcracker 57
Pyrenestes sanguineus
Red-faced Pytilia 58
Pytilia hypogrammica
Green-winged Pytilia 59
Pytilia melba
Red-winged Pytilia 45
Pytilia phoenicoptera
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu 5
Uraeginthus bengalus
Black-faced Firefinch 60
Lagonosticta larvata
Black-bellied Firefinch 61
Lagonosticta rara
African Firefinch 5
Lagonosticta rubricata
Bar-breasted Firefinch 62
Lagonosticta rufopicta
Red-billed Firefinch 63
Lagonosticta senegala
Cut-throat 64
Amadina fasciata
Black-faced Quailfinch 28
Ortygospiza atricollis
Zebra Waxbill 1
Sporaeginthus subflavus
Bronze Mannikin 49
Spermestes cucullata
African Silverbill 2
Euodice cantans
Indian Silverbill 65
Euodice malabarica

Edited by Marco Schmidt, ONG OeBenin, Matthias Hartmann, and Jakob Fahr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Photo Credits

  • 1. (c) Ian White, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 2. (c) Isidro Vila Verde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 3. (c) Derek Keats, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 4. (c) Biodiversity Heritage Library, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 5. (c) Francesco Veronesi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 6. (c) Ron Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 7. (c) Alan Manson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 8. (c) Gip Gipukan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 9. (c) DickDaniels, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 10. (c) Elizabeth Ellis, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 11. (c) Isidro Vila Verde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 12. (c) gisela gerson lohman-braun, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 13. (c) Francesco Veronesi, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 14. (c) Scott Bowers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 15. (c) cesare dolzani, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 16. (c) ChriKo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 17. (c) Muchaxo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 18. (c) Steve Garvie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 19. (c) michaelandhelencox, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 20. (c) Aviceda, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 21. (c) Dave Curtis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 22. Lizars and published in Swainson, no known copyright restrictions (public domain)
  • 23. (c) Lip Kee, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 24. (c) 116916927065934112165, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by 116916927065934112165
  • 25. (c) endless autumn, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 26. (c) Dave Govoni, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 27. (c) Sue Robinson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 28. (c) Paul Cools, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paul Cools
  • 29. William Rutledge(1732-1786) http://www.findartinfo.com/german/search/listprices.asp?keyword=130754, Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, no known copyright restrictions (public domain)
  • 30. (c) Carmelo López Abad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Carmelo López Abad
  • 31. (c) Babajide Agboola, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Babajide Agboola
  • 32. (c) Ken Clifton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 33. (c) Sergey Yeliseev, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 34. (c) Mark Kilner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 35. (c) Janet Farnworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Janet Farnworth
  • 36. (c) sébastien bertru, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 37. (c) Joaquim Maceira Muchaxo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 38. (c) Michael Sveikutis, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
  • 39. (c) Pedro Henriques, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 40. (c) mr_xiachun@中国鸟类图库, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 41. (c) Billy Lindblom, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 42. (c) 老爷子, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 43. (c) Peter Steward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 44. (c) Lip Kee Yap, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 45. (c) Arno Meintjes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 46. (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 47. (c) Martin Grimm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 48. (c) Steve Garvie, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 49. (c) Allan Hopkins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 50. (c) Tarique Sani, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 51. (c) Hiyashi Haka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 52. (c) Johann du Preez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 53. (c) David Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 54. (c) Joaquim Coelho, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 55. (c) Nathan Rupert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 56. (c) Isidro Vila Verde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 57. Swainson, 1837, no known copyright restrictions (public domain)
  • 58. (c) Edward Cwik, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 59. (c) Ornitologia Lodato, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 60. (c) Peter Wilton, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 61. (c) Mickey Samuni-Blank, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 62. (c) Chris Wilson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 63. (c) David Cook Wildlife Photography, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 64. (c) Glisglis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 65. (c) Supriya 'n' Subharghya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Member of the iNaturalist Network   |   Powered by iNaturalist open source software |   Documentation for developers